Hell Freezes Over is an album by the Eagles, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special.

The album was also released in video form and is one of the best-selling concert DVDs in history. The DVD is technically notable for being one of the first music releases to feature a DTS format soundtrack.

The album name is in reference to a quote by Don Henley after the band's breakup in 1980; he commented that the band would play together again "when Hell freezes over." One of the most notable tracks is a new arrangement of "Hotel California" that features an extended acoustic guitar and percussion opening. At the beginning of the concert, Glenn Frey stated to the audience jokingly that "For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14 year vacation" The new song "Get Over It" became a modest hit, and another new song, "Love Will Keep Us Alive", reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

The album went to #1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks.

Track listing

1. "Get Over It" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 3:31
2. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack) – 4:03
3. "The Girl From Yesterday" (Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 3:23
4. "Learn to Be Still" (Henley, Stan Lynch) – 4:28
5. "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 3:28
6. "Hotel California" (Henley, Frey, Don Felder) – 7:12
7. "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) – 5:19
8. "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale) – 4:26
9. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Henley, Frey, Schmit) – 5:11
10. "New York Minute" (Henley, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Jai Winding) – 6:37
11. "The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) – 7:24
12. "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Frey) – 4:36
13. "In the City" (Walsh, Barry De Vorzon) – 4:07
14. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Henley, Frey, Walsh) – 6:01
15. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 4:17

DVD-only tracks

1. "Help Me Through The Night" (Walsh)
2. "The Heart of the Matter" (Henley, Mike Campbell, J.D. Souther)

Personnel

• Don Felder – lead guitars, vocals, mandolin
• Joe Walsh – lead guitars, organ, vocals
• Glenn Frey – guitars, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals, Guitar
• Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals
• John Corey – keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Scott Crago – percussion, drums
• Timothy Drury – keyboards, vocals
• Stan Lynch – percussion
• Jay Oliver – keyboards
• Paulinho DaCosta – percussion
• Gary Grimm – percussion
• Brian Matthews – electro-theremin

Production

• The Eagles, Elliot Scheiner, Carol Donovan, Rob Jacobs, Audrey Johns, Stan Lynch – producers
• Joel Stillerman – executive producer
• Rob Jacobs, Elliot Scheiner – engineer
• Charlie Bouis, Carl Glanville, Barry Goldberg, Andy Grassi, Tom Trafalski, Tom Winslow – second engineers
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Rob Jacobs, Dave Kob, Dave Reynolds, Elliot Scheiner – mixing
• Adam Armstrong – vocal technician
• Ted Jensen – editing
• Don Davis, The Eagles, Jay Oliver – horn arrangements
• Don Davis, The Eagles, Jay Oliver – string arrangements
• David Hewitt – live recording coordinator
• John Halpern, David Skernick – photography
• Keith Raywood- Production Design
• Robin Sloane, Janet Wolsborn – art direction
• Dwaine "The Peachin' Trucker" Wise – road manager
• Andrew Lopez – head driver

Charts

Album

Singles